George Cassidy, executive director of the Stonington-based Connecticut Cruise Ship Task Force, says Princess Cruises’ Dawn Princess is expected to visit New London next year. The ship has a capacity of nearly 2,000 passengers and a crew of more than 900.

Several cruise ships visited New London a few years ago but the weak economy and high docking costs were seen as keeping them away more recently.
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